Effects of supportive counseling using a positive psychology approach on coping patterns among pregnant women with nausea and vomiting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy nausea and vomiting (NVP) are associated with a wide range of physical and mental changes in the mothers and could affect their adaptation to pregnancy. There is a gap of knowledge regarding the effectiveness of a positive psychology approach counselling on improving coping patterns in women with NVP.

Objective

This study aimed to determine the effect of supportive counselling with a positive psychology approach on improving coping patterns in women with NVP.

Method

The current study was a randomized controlled trial on 60 pregnant women who experienced nausea and vomiting in Zanjan a province in the northwest of Iran, 2020-2021. Using four-block random sampling, eligible women were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. Accordi

SUBMITTER: Abbasi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8958341 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature